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@Lawal1555, you can me via dm

Lawal1555:


Sir, I need you to guide me through my application process, just wrote my GRE and toefl.
MA Diplomacy and international relations
Gpa: 2.65
GRE: 325
TOEFL: 102
Do I stand any chance of getting funding and can I apply for spring intake?

Did you get someone to help yet?

sholadele4:
I need someone to help me out with paying my application fees in western illinois university.

The only payment option accepted by the school is money order and the school don't accept payment outside USA banks.

The application fees is $30 and I'm ready to send its equivalent through any Nigeria bank .

Please, I need your help guys.

Beirut01:
Does it mean that you can never get funding with GRE scores below 300?
CGPA : 4.6/5.0
You've tried taking GRE two times but it keeps falling short of 300

You can definitely get funding offers with scores less than 300. Although, some fields are more competitive than others. I have several people including myself who got multiple funded offers with a score less than 300.

majorstark:
House

Can I make one time payment of sevis fee with my Naira MasterCard.

You can’t pay sevis from Nigeria.

robify01:
Greetings dear gurus in the house!

I have a few questions about visiting the USA.

I have a friend in the US(married and a Nurse) who wish to invite me and my wife over (we have no kids yet). He wants us to come live & work in the US through INVITATION.

We've never met in person but got to know him through a friend I know from Childhood who now live in South Africa.

My questions:

In view of our circumstance, is it possible for both of us to be INVITED

What category of Visa will work for us?

Can we stay back in the US and apply for Study in the post grad program? Is there any legal option for staying back in the US?

Note: the goal is to get PR

Please help me explore all options available.

Please don’t waste your time and money!

Hi guys... please anyone here heading to Akron, Ohio?

Visa Approved at the Lagos consulate: 15th of July

Before I share my successful transcript, I should share the one where I got denied. I was denied on June 10th.

Profile
PhD Sociology (Gender inequality)
71% Tuition waiver
Teaching Assistantship
Deficit: $7,434
Sponsor: Uncle
Mississippi State University

V.O: your i20 and port
V.O : You are going to MSU?
ME : Yes
V.O : How many schools did you apply into?
ME: 5 ( she told me to list them and I did)
V.O : Have you ever travelled out before ?
ME : No
V.O : what were you looking out for while making applications?
She didn’t use those exact words but I thought she asked me indirectly why I chose MSU. I went on and on about why I chose the school cos of my research interest and she was listening until I mentioned the prof I would be working with. She interrupted...
V.O : Are you talking about MSU?
ME : Yes
V.O : I am not asking you about a school in particular. I am asking you the criteria you looked out for in schools while you were making your applications. What were the facilities you looked out for?
( As a sociologist, I couldn’t think of any facility I would be needing. All schools have a form of research activity. We don’t use the lab or any equipment. I honestly didn’t understand what she wanted from me. I mumbled something about funding and research. I can’t the words I used exactly but it wasn’t very intelligent) I think I said something about the research carried out in the department.
V.O : funding ? That shouldn’t be a factor. All doctoral students get a funded position. Almost all doctoral students get funding. (She corrected the “All”)

ME: Well, funding was a deciding factor for me. I have friends who got itted for a Phd but didn’t secure any form of funding. (I don’t know why I had to say that though)
V.O: You are not eligible for this visa bla bla

I walked away feeling like disappointed in myself because I know I could have done better. Applied for another interview the following day and got July 15. Interview was for 9am but I didn’t leave the house till 7am. I got stuck in traffic and I was still there till 10am. I entered with the last set of people to be interviewed around 12.

V.O : your i20 and port. What school are you going to?
ME: MSU
V.O : why MSU?
ME: I chose MSU because their sociology department is profound in my research interest which is gender inequality & stratification and they are also closely d with the gender studies program of the school. Coincidentally, Prof Kelly Kimberly who I would be working with when I resume doubles as the director of the program. I am convinced this affiliation would help me to benefit from interdisciplinary teaching and research. The department also (VO cuts in)
V.O: How many schools did you apply into?
ME : 5
V.O : what will you do after getting this degree?
ME: I would come back to Nigeria to pick up a lecturing job as my career goal is to become a professor of sociology. I would also like to engage in lots of research work that is geared towards having a radical impact on gender policy in Nigeria.
V.O : your uncle is going to sponsor you?
ME: yes
V.O : what does he do ?
ME : He is the head of sales, public sector for bleep limited
V.O : what do they sell there?
ME : it’s like a micro finance bank where they give out loans.
( my heart was beating fast here because my SOA only had 3.1M and my deficit is Close to 2.8M)
V.O : your on-campus employment is what exactly?
ME : It’s a teaching assistantship.
V.O: I will be issuing your visa now bla bla bla

I kept saying thank you � maybe about 5 times nd the guy started laughing. He told me to calm down and keep my i20 safe bla bla bla.

I learnt a lot from this platform and I am really grateful. Thanks to my love TheZed❤️, Soliph ( for her patience and care) and Tjay. Sorry for my long epistle lol

Congrats Boo❤️

TheZed:
Location: Lagos Embassy
Date: 9 July 2019
Status: Approved
PhD Full funding
Everything was barely 3mins

V.O: Good morning
Me: Good morning ma’am

V.O: me your port
Me: (ed my port, I20 and sevis receipt)

V.O: How did you get this assistantship?
Me: It was recommended by....cuts in

V.O: I mean what made you qualified for this assistantship?
Me: Oh, My GPA and my GRE score.

V.O: What’s your GPA and GRE score?
Me: 4.66 and 304

V.O: Did you apply to other schools?
Me: I applied to just two schools.

V.O: What’s the other school?
Me: Tamuk

V.O: So why Ncat?
Me: Because it’s a fully funded PhD program and........Cuts in

V.O: Didn’t you get scholarship from Tamuk?
Me: I only got an instate tuition waiver.

V.O: How much did you have to pay after the waiver?
Me: $21,000

V.O: Do you have a masters degree?
Me: No

V.O: Oh, It’s directly from Bsc
Me: Yes

V.O: When did you graduate?
Me: 2017

V.O: What have you been doing since then?
Me: I went for my compulsory National Youth service program from April 2018 to April 2019. After which I returned back home to prepare for my graduate school travels.

V.O: What do you want to do after your program?
Me: I want to be an industrial consultant and a lecturer.

V.O: Pick your port at this location after 3 working days.
Me: Thank you (I was already in a trance at this point)

texrem:


I will see you then!!!

mine is actually on June 10.

emhenzy:
Pls I need an affordable hotel close to US embassy around 8k. My interview is on Monday 06/05 in Lagos

I second this. My interview is 6:30am and I stay in ibadan

Emeritusseun:


Thanks mtope.

I actually took GRE last year, and thr test was so horrible that I don't want to write it again. My score too was low, 290. So no school would accept that, hence I am looking for waiver

You can also try new Mexico state university and Mississippi state university

Johnolukolade:

Which school did he get into? If he has plans to pursue a doctorate degree sometimes later, he should drop that "non thesis" ission and focus on the application proper. Also, he has a masters degree already and that won't help his visa application cos I absolutely can't place how he's going to defend his ambition for a second master degree. However, no one can accurately predict visa approval chances here, if he's a desperate fellow, let him go and try his luck and if things doesn't work out, he should grab his paddle and be ready to sail through the waters all over.
Best.

Thanks for your apt response. He was offered an Msc prog in the same school he applied into for PhD (Texas tech). I will tell him to wait till next cycle.

Hello guys! Please I have a friend with a B.Eng and MSC in Mechanical engineering, he applied in to Texas Tech Uni for a PhD in Mechanical engineering but got rejected. He later got an offer from the grad school to accept a M. Eng. (non thesis) program in Interdisciplinary engineering which he already accepted. How will he defend this at the embassy? Would it be considered a red flag?

I live in ibadan and I wrote the exam in January.

I have been following this trend for a couple of weeks now and i have to appreciate everyone here for their time and assitance. Kudos to you guys.

I am planning on writing the GRE later in the year and i want to start preparing for the exam, I will like to have a personnal discussion with someone that has written the exam and stays in Ibadan, oyo state so we can see face to face. I will like to get a reply soonest. Thanks[/quote] Hey, I live in ibadan and I wrote the exam in January.

Anyone else waiting to hear from Oklahoma state University?